Diagnosis and treatment of disorders in the areas of stroke, headaches, and multiple sclerosis.

There is a dedicated Stroke Unit for patients with acute strokes.

The Clinic for Neurology also has 6 ventilators in the intensive care unit.

The West German Headache Center offers services ranging from outpatient diagnosis, to outpatient treatment lasting several days, to inpatient treatments.

The center cares for 4,500 headache patients every year.

There is hardly an area in neurology in which progress is as rapid as in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). A dedicated MS center has been established for the treatment of this disorder.

Special consultations

Headache

Neurovascular disorders (impaired cerebral bloodflow)

Neuromuscular disorders

Epilepsy

Ataxias and disorders of the cerebellum

Parkinsons disease

Dystonia and botulinal toxin

Fields of Research

Focus areas are in stroke and pain research. In addition to basic research, the clinic is involved in clinical trials in all its focus areas (see above). Networking and cooperation with the "Studienzentrum Neurologie westliches Ruhrgebiet."

Additional focus areas in research: Multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathies, brain tumors, disorders of the cerebellum, motor skills. Research projects are supported by grants from the European Union, from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.